h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hello and thanks for the message. Another great chapter in this enchanting story. I'm absoluetly gobsmacked that you are able to produce such a high standard of work - in such a short space of time. Amazing! You deserve a or for that.

Flame

Thought I'd start a new thread!

Thank you Flame

sounds good at this point.

I've been captured by the momentum of this tale now, and am happily pecking away. The next chapter will reveal whether or not this dude can write a love story.

I'm using my remaining days off from w**k to good purpose here. I might promise to continue evenings next week, but I have to sleep sometime, and I'm noticing that I can spend eight hours at a stretch at my keyboard.

So, we can expect a lull, but I hope to have the fifth chapter completed by this time tomorrow.

Ohhhh, can't wait to read how you will express romance in this tale. Your story certainly seems to have captured your imagination, and mine also....

I know you enjoy writing entries for the EG, but your fiction is very, very good. I do hope you'll continue to write in this forum. It's great to know you're around.

I can, and indeed have spent more than eight hours at my keyboard. When I'm writing I can sometimes lose all sense of time, and everything else come to think of it. It's a shame real life gets in the way isn't it?

My own current story is painfully slow coming together. I think my speed of writing depends on what I'm writing about. But it's a good feeling to search and develop one's imagination isn't it?

Indeed. Once the story gets rolling, it is so much more fun to carry it along.

I lost my reckoning of the days this week, pecking away. I'm not even aware of nightfall when I'm sitting here...my favourite time of day, and I usually make it a point to enjoy the sunset.

Here then, Flame, is the love story, chapter 5. I enjoyed putting it together.

I confess I've been ignoring everything happening here on h2g2, including your work, but I claim the excuse of tunnel vision that comes with inspired effort.

Tomorrow I return to w**k. I dragged meself out of bed early this morning, so I could have my sleep schedule properly adjusted.

Well...I was hoping to see something on stupidity taking shape here but I see the muse has been carrying you elsewhere...my disappointment was very short-lived..

But remember, it's not the heat, it's the stupidity.

I'll be back!

Stupid is as stupid does, Sir!

Hi guys,

Less of the stupidity, let's concentrate on romance!

Great chapter Xantief. I like the way you have brought the innocence of young love into the story. It really made me smile. This man certainly can write romance.

One very little error I spotted. 'and we gamboled' maybe and we gambled?

Have you met all the people over in the UG yet, such as Pin, Waz, Spynxx, Frontiersman to name but a few?

Hi Flame,

I check my dictionary on words like that before I submit (because I hate malaprops)...'gambol' means 'frolic'. I chose it because it seems to have a more full-throttled feel to it...

Story line: it's about time for Ran and Dahan to have a little quality time; and we know our protagonist is in capable hands (or arms), as far as his Dreaming lessons are concerned.

Yes, these are familiar friendly names that you mention.

(Don't be strangers, Dudes! Just let me finish it before y'all rip into it )

btw, is there a length limit to the UG? Should I post it as a single piece, or serialize?

And thank you Flame, for the moral support on the amour.

Whoops, Apologies for my error - but then again I am a blonde! There you go, you did say you wanted to know something more about me, didn't u? Maybe that was my imagination!

I'll ask one or two of the miners to take a look at your work, see what they think.

Flame

If that's okay with you of course. I'll wait to hear back from u first.

You will have noticed that Lys is also blonde...? Somehow I can not picture her painting correction-fluid on her computer screen, either

No problemo, m'Lady...my only concern is that my PS may become cluttered.

Wow! Thanks for the tip. I wondered why it was hard to see my screen!

You could post the first part of your story to the AWW - at least you will get some reviews if you do.

I think I've worked out how Ran comes to stab Lys. Or maybe I'm on the wrong track....

As I see the story unfolding, inconsistencies will invariably crop up in the earlier chapters, and I don't care to present the beginning as a fait accompli, if I have to adjust it. I reviewed the first chapter this morning, and have a couple misgivings.

If you (y'all) could bring these inconsistencies to my attention, I'd be grateful.

Clutter isn't really an issue. I just need to...er...'borrow' some chairs for the guests....

Your work says not for review, so it really would be a good idea to post a chapter or two into the AWW......

I broke the narration and conversation at certain points where Ran stabbed Lys......repeatedly.

She stopped bleeding, though...

Hey, the lurkers on this thread might actually think we are enjoying ourselves here!

But we are!